Stefan Livo

Contact:

stefan.krause2(at)uni-rostock.de

Born and educated in Rostock, Stefan Livo received his 1. State Examination in English and Biology in 2014. After his study abroad at the University of Wyoming had kindled his fascination with archaeology and anthropology, his personal and professional interests shifted from the shores of the Baltic Sea to the Pacific coasts of the Americas. Currently, he is preparing a PhD-project about the transcultural constructions of identity in Pacific Northwest fiction. 

Research interests

American Archaeology and Anthropology

American Travel Literature of the early 19th century

Identity, Spatiality, and Adolescence

Curriculum Vitae

since 10/2015 Research assistant at the project “Constructions of North American Antiquity in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts” (funded by the DFG)
04/2015 – 09/2015 Temporary lecturer at the University of Rostock Seminar subject: “Inventing the Pacific. Major Shifts in Literary Perceptions of the Pacific Islands”
01/2015 – 01/2016 Substitute teacher at the Innerstädtisches Gymnasium Rostock
09/2012 – 03/2015 Student assistant of Prof. Dr. Gesa Mackenthun at the Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik at the University of Rostock
08/2011 – 12/2011 Study abroad at the University of Wyoming, PROMOS-Scholarship Major: Anthropology
10/2008 – 12/2014 First Staatsexamen, Study of Teaching Profession for Secondary Schools at the University of Rostock; Majors: English & Biology